List of preserved locomotives in the United States

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This is a list of preserved locomotives in the United States, organized by state then city or town of their last-known locations. It is intended to list all locomotives that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places or other heritage registers, or that are preserved and displayed or stored or operated at museums or heritage railways. This includes locomotives on cog railways, but is not intended to cover self-propelled railcars or multiple units or locomotives of miniature railroads.

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Preserved locomotives

The permanent or usual locations are identified by coordinates where possible; these locations may be seen together by clicking on "Map all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap" at the right side of this page.

LocomotiveImageTypeDatesLocationNotes
AL-01 St. Louis-San Francisco Railroad Locomotive 4018 Lima locomotive works steam SLSF 4018.JPG Steam 2-8-2 USRA Light Mikado 1919 built Sloss Furnaces, Birmingham, Alabama
AL-02ALCO Boxcab Locomotive 11 1926 AlcoGEIngersoll-Rand Boxcab Locomotive 11.jpg ALCO Boxcab 1926 built North Alabama Railroad Museum, Huntsville, Alabama The ALCO boxcabs were diesel-electric switcher locomotives, otherwise known as AGEIR boxcabs as a contraction of the names of the builders. Produced by a partnership of three companies, ALCO (American Locomotive Company) built the chassis and running gear, General Electric the generator, motors and controls, and Ingersoll Rand the diesel engine. The principle of operation was the same as modern locomotives, the diesel engine driving a main generator of 600 volts DC with four traction motors, one per axle.
AR-01 Central Texas Gravel Locomotive No. 210 Central Texas Gravel Locomotive 210.jpg GE 25-ton switcher 1956 built
2007 NRHP
Arkansas Railroad Museum, Pine Bluff, Arkansas
34°13′46″N91°59′6″W / 34.22944°N 91.98500°W / 34.22944; -91.98500 (Central Texas Gravel Locomotive No. 210)
General Electric-built diesel-electric switch locomotive, well-preserved example of the second generation of GE's 25-ton switching locomotives, a popular model used widely in freight yards throughout the nation and internationally. [1]
AR-02 Kansas City Southern Railway Locomotive No. 73D Kansas City Southern engine 73D.jpeg EMD F7A 1950 built
2006 NRHP
AR 59 S of Church Ave., Decatur, Arkansas
36°20′13″N94°27′40″W / 36.33694°N 94.46111°W / 36.33694; -94.46111 (Kansas City Southern Railway Locomotive No. 73D)
Diesel-electric locomotive used until 1991.
AR-03 Tennessee, Alabama & Georgia Railway Steam Locomotive No. 101 Cotton Belt Railroad Depot 002.jpg Steam 2-8-0 1922 built
2007 NRHP
NW. of Jct. of N. Main St. & Union Pacific RR., Fordyce, Arkansas
33°48′46″N92°24′42″W / 33.81278°N 92.41167°W / 33.81278; -92.41167 (Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia 101)
Last surviving locomotive of the Fordyce and Princeton Railroad
AR-04 Maumelle Ordnance Works Locomotive No. 1 Maumelle Ordnance Works Locomotive 1, Right Side.JPG 1942 built
2006 NRHP
100 S 4th St., Fort Smith, Arkansas
35°23′08″N94°25′50″W / 35.38556°N 94.43056°W / 35.38556; -94.43056 (Maumelle Ordnance Works Locomotive No. 1)
Gasoline-mechanical, used by Department of War at ordnance-manufacturing facility during 1942-45.
AR-05 United States Air Force Locomotive No. 1246 US Air Force Locomotive 1246 in 2008.jpg GE 44-ton switcher 1953 built
2006 NRHP
Fort Smith Trolley Museum, Fort Smith, Arkansas
35°23′7″N94°25′47″W / 35.38528°N 94.42972°W / 35.38528; -94.42972 (United States Air Force Locomotive No. 1246)
Diesel-electric switcher which served Grissom Air Force Base
AR-06 St. Louis San Francisco (Frisco) Railway Steam Locomotive No. 4003 Frisco 4003 steam locomotive in 2008.jpg Steam 2-8-2 USRA Light Mikado 1919 built
2004 NRHP
In front of Fort Smith Trolley Museum, Fort Smith, Arkansas
35°23′08″N94°25′48″W / 35.38546°N 94.42996°W / 35.38546; -94.42996 (St. Louis San Francisco (Frisco) Railway Steam Locomotive No. 4003)
AR-07 St. Louis Southwestern Railway (Cotton Belt Route) Steam Locomotive No. 336 St. Louis Southwestern Railway (Cotton Belt Route) Steam Locomotive 336.jpg Steam 2-6-0 D31909 built
2007 NRHP
Arkansas Railroad Museum, 1700 Port Rd., Pine Bluff, Arkansas
34°13′37″N91°59′04″W / 34.22694°N 91.98444°W / 34.22694; -91.98444 (Cotton Belt Route Steam Locomotive No. 336)
AR-08 St. Louis Southwestern Railway Steam Locomotive No. 819 AR flag stop.jpg Steam 4-8-4 Cotton Belt Class L-1 1943 built
2003 NRHP
1720 Port Rd., Pine Bluff, Arkansas
34°13′37″N91°59′05″W / 34.22694°N 91.98472°W / 34.22694; -91.98472 (St. Louis Southwestern Railway Steam Locomotive No. 819)
Last engine built by the St. Louis Southwestern Railway, the "Cotton Belt Route".
AZ-01 Southern Pacific Railroad Locomotive No. SP 2562 Southern Pacific Railroad Locomotive No. SP 2562.jpg Steam 2-8-0 C-91906 built [2]
2009 NRHP
Arizona Railway Museum, Chandler, Arizona NRHP-listed in Maricopa County
AZ-02 Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad Locomotive 3759 Santa Fe 3759.jpg Steam 4-8-4 37511928 built
1986 NRHP
Kingman, Arizona
AZ-03 Southern Pacific Railroad Locomotive 2355 Mesa-Southern Pacific Railroad (SP) 2355 -1912-2.jpg Steam 4-6-0 T-311912 builtPioneer Park, Mesa, Arizona
AZ-04 Southern Pacific Railroad Locomotive No. 1673 Locomotive 1673 (Tucson, Arizona) 2.JPG Steam 2-6-0 M-41900 built
1991 NRHP
Southern Arizona Transportation Museum, Tucson, Arizona
32°13′25″N110°58′03″W / 32.22371°N 110.96760°W / 32.22371; -110.96760 (SP RR #1673 (approx. location))
Had starring role in Oklahoma! (1955 film).
AZ-05 Grand Canyon Railway 29 The Grand Canyon Railway (48306379861).jpg Steam 2-8-0 SC-31906 built Grand Canyon Railway, Williams, Arizona
AZ-06 Grand Canyon Railway 4960 GCRY 4960 idling during its 100th Birthday celebration.jpg Steam 2-8-2 O-1A1923 built Grand Canyon Railway, Williams, Arizona
CA-01 Robert Dollar Co. No. 3 Robert Dollar Steam Locomotive.jpg Steam 2-6-2T 1927 built Brightside, California Last wood-burning locomotive built for a U.S. company; operates on Niles Canyon Railway.
CA-02 Hetch Hetchy 6 Hetch Hetchy RR engine 9.JPG 3T Shay locomotive 1921 built
1978 NRHP
CA 140, El Portal, California
37°40′27″N119°47′11″W / 37.67417°N 119.78639°W / 37.67417; -119.78639 (Hetch Hetchy 6)
CA-03 California Western 45 CaliforniaWesternSkunkTrain.jpg Steam 2-8-2 1924 built Fort Bragg, California
39°26′44″N123°48′25″W / 39.44550°N 123.80690°W / 39.44550; -123.80690 (California Western 45 (HQ location))
Engine of the Skunk Train from Fort Bragg to Willits, California.
CA-04 Southern Pacific 18 SP 18 at Laws.jpg Steam 4-6-0 narrow-gauge1911 built by BLWOperational, based in Independence, California
CA-05 Southern Pacific 9 Southern Pacific Engine 9.jpg Steam 4-6-0 Narrow gauge 1909 by BLW Laws Railroad Museum, Laws, California Oil-burning. One of three called "The Desert Princess" and/or "Slim Princess" (with SP 8 and SP 18).
CA-06 Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Steam Locomotive No. 3751 3751 in the yard July 2017.jpg Steam 4-8-4 37511927 built
2000 NRHP
2435 E. Washington Blvd.
34°1′2″N118°13′31″W / 34.01722°N 118.22528°W / 34.01722; -118.22528 (Santa Fe 3751)
Los Angeles, California
CA-07 Gov. Stanford or "Central Pacific 1" Gov Stanford Locomotive at the California State Railroad Museum 2.JPG Steam 4-4-0 1862 builtStatic display California State Railroad Museum, Sacramento, California
38°35′05″N121°30′16″W / 38.584722°N 121.504444°W / 38.584722; -121.504444 (Gov. Stanford)
Central Pacific locomotive used in construction of the First transcontinental railroad.
CA-08 C. P. Huntington C.P. Huntington locomotive.jpg Steam 4-2-4T 1863 purchasedStatic display, California State Railroad Museum, Sacramento, California
38°35′05″N121°30′16″W / 38.584722°N 121.504444°W / 38.584722; -121.504444 (C. P. Huntington)
First locomotive of Central Pacific Railroad.
CA-09 CP 233Steam 2-6-2T Stored, California State Railroad Museum, Sacramento, California
CA-10 Southern Pacific 1237 Restored Steam Engine Salinas ca.jpg Steam 0-6-0 S-101918 built by BLWStatic display, east of Amtrak Depot, Salinas, California An oil fired yard switcher, served Southern Pacific from 1918 to 1956, then donated to Salinas
CA-11 Union Pacific 737 Jss4.jpg UnionPacific737in1890.jpg Steam 4-4-0 "American"1887 builtStatic display, Double-T Agricultural Museum, Stevinson, California Oldest preserved steam locomotive of the Union Pacific Railroad.
CA-12 1744 1744 July 21 2nd 063xx4 (12873559773).jpg Steam 2-6-0 M-61901 built by BLW Niles Canyon Railway, Sunol, California The Pacific Locomotive Association purchased and began the restoration to bring No. 1744 back to life on the Niles Canyon Railway.
CA-12.5 Southern Pacific 5623 NCRyTrain2006.jpg Niles Canyon Railway, Sunol, California
CA-13Canadian Pacific 2839 1937 Canadian Pacific Royal Hudson Locomotive No.2839.jpg 4-6-4 Royal Hudson 1937 built by MLW Nethercutt Collection, Sylmar, California
CA-14 Southern Pacific 1293 SouthernPacicicEngine1293TakenInDrPowersParkSept2009.JPG Steam 0-6-0 S-141924 built by LLWDr. Powers Park, Tracy, California
37°44′50″N121°26′12″W / 37.74726°N 121.43672°W / 37.74726; -121.43672 (Southern Pacific 1293)
CA-15 Stockton Terminal and Eastern No. 1 The 4-4-0 (American) of Western Pacific Railroad in Travel Town Museum.jpg Steam 4-4-0 Static display, Travel Town Museum, Los Angeles, California ST&E 1
CA-16Denver & Rio Grande 340 (aka Ghost Town & Calico Railroad 340) Knott's Berry Farm Rio Grande No. 340.jpg Steam 2-8-0 1881 builtKnott's Berry Farm, Buena Park, CaliforniaOriginally Denver & Rio Grande #400. Later D&RG 340. Sold in 1952 to Walter Knott, and now in service on the Ghost Town & Calico Railroad at Knott's Berry Farm.
CA-17Denver & Rio Grande 409 (aka Rio Grande Southern 41, and Ghost Town & Calico Railroad 41) Calico & Ghost Town Railroad.jpg Denver & Rio Grande RR 409 (which is now Ghost Town & Calico RR 41), Class 70, C-19. Denver Public Library collection.jpg Steam 2-8-0 1881 builtKnott's Berry Farm, Buena Park, CaliforniaOriginally Denver & Rio Grande #409. In 1916, became Rio Grande Southern 41. Sold in 1951 to Walter Knott, and now in service on the Ghost Town & Calico Railroad at Knott's Berry Farm.
CO-01 Denver & Rio Grande Railroad No. 278 D&RGW loco 278.jpg Denver & Rio Grande RR No. 278, Crested Butte, CO.jpg 2-8-0, C-16, narrow-gauge1882 built. 2009 NRHP-listedMontrose, COformerly was at Cimarron, CO. NRHP-listed in Montrose County
CO-03 Rio Grande 168 DRG 168 in Antonito Colorado.jpg D&RG 168, Class 47, T-12, Ouray, Colorado engine house.jpg Steam "T-12" 4-6-0 narrow-gauge1883 built
1979 NRHP
9 S. Sierra Madre, Colorado Springs, Colorado
Located in a park in Colorado Springs, or operating on Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad, based out of Antonito, Colorado. One of 12 locomotives built for the D&RG by BCW in 1883 with large 46 in (1,200 mm) drivers, making them suitable for relatively fast passenger service. Operational. Oldest steam locomotive owned by C&TSRR. Restored 2019.
CO-06 Rio Grande 169 Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Locomotive No.169.JPG D&RG Standard Consolidation Engine, 1881.jpg Steam "T-12" 4-6-0 narrow-gauge1883 built
2001 NRHP-listed
Cole Park, Alamosa, CO
37°28′10.6″N105°51′43.1″W / 37.469611°N 105.861972°W / 37.469611; -105.861972 (D&RGW 169)
Another of 12 locomotives built for the D&RG by BCW in 1883 with large 46 in (1,200 mm) drivers, making them suitable for relatively fast passenger service.
CO-04 Rio Grande 315 or Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Locomotive No. 315 or D&RGW 315 DSC 0043 043-1xRP - Flickr - drewj1946.jpg Steam "C-18" 2-8-0 narrow-gauge1895 built
2008 NRHP-listed
Durango, CO Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad
CO-07 Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad No. 683 or Rio Grande 683 Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad No. 683 - May 2014.jpg Steam coal-burning 2-8-0 "Consolidation"1890 Colorado Railroad Museum, Golden, CO Only surviving 4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge steam locomotive from the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad.
CO-08 Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad No. 5629 2'D'2 Rio Grande Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad 5629.jpg 4-8-4 1940 built Colorado Railroad Museum, Golden, CO One of four surviving Burlington Route "Northerns".
CO-09 Rio Grande No. 491 Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad - 491 steam locomotive (K-37 2-8-2) 2 (22133705793).jpg Steam 2-8-2 "Mikado" narrow-gauge1902 built Colorado Railroad Museum, Golden, CO Operational, and currently (in 2022) the largest operating narrow gauge engine in the Western hemisphere.
CO-10 Rio Grande No. 318 D&RGW -318, 2-8-0 "Consolidation" Steam Locomotive, Baldwin, 1896.jpg 2-8-0 narrow-gauge1896-built Colorado Railroad Museum, Golden, CO Sister to Rio Grande 315.
CO-11Rio Grande No. 346 (aka Denver & Rio Grande RR 406) Golden Steam-locomotive-D&RGW-346 2012-10-18.JPG D&RG 406, Class 70, with flanger and caboose, at Chama, 1907. Friends of C&TS collection.jpg Steam 2-8-0 "Consolidation" narrow-gauge1881 built Colorado Railroad Museum, Golden, CO Operational (as of 2022)
CO-12 Manitou and Pikes Peak Cog Railway No. 1 Manitou & Pike's Peak Railway - 1 steam locomotive (Baldwin 0-4-2T) 1 (22811471315).jpg Steam 0-4-2 cog1890 Colorado Railroad Museum, Golden, CO Originally named "John Hulbert"; rebuilt as a Vauclain compound and numbered #1 in 1893; operated on the Pikes Peak Cog Railway from 1891 into the 1960s.
CO-13 Rio Grande Southern No. 20 RGS 20.jpg Steam 4-6-0 "Ten Wheeler"1899 built Colorado Railroad Museum, Golden, CO Operational (as of 2022)
CO-14 Denver Leadville & Gunnison No. 191 Golden CO Colorado-Railroad-Museum DL&G-191 2012-10-18.jpg Steam 2-8-0 "Consolidation" narrow-gauge1880 built Colorado Railroad Museum, Golden, CO The oldest locomotive in the state of Colorado.
CO-15Denver & Rio Grande Western EMD F9A #5771 & F9B #5762 D&RGW 5771.jpg Diesel Colorado Railroad Museum, Golden, CO
CO-16Denver & Rio Grande Western Davenport 0-4-0 #50 Denver & Rio Grande Western DRGW 50, Davenport Locomotive Works, 1937.jpg Diesel Colorado Railroad Museum, Golden, CO
CO-17Denver & Rio Grande Western EMD GP30 #3011 Denver & Rio Grande Western No. 3011 - October 2013.jpg Diesel Colorado Railroad Museum, Golden, CO
CO-18Denver & Rio Grande Western EMD SD40T-2 #5401.Diesel Colorado Railroad Museum, Golden, CO Donated to the museum in 2018.
CO-19West Side Lumber Company #12 (Shay locomotive) Westside Lumber No. 12 shay locomotive in May 1979.jpg Shay Colorado Railroad Museum, Golden, CO
CO-20West Side Lumber Company #14 (Shay locomotive) Rio Grande 191 257.jpg Shay Colorado Railroad Museum, Golden, CO
CO-21Royal Gorge 40 Royal Gorge 40.jpg 2-8-01921 builtPhotographed at Colorado Railroad Museum in 2007.
CO-22Union Pacific 4455 Union Pacific Railroad - 4455 steam locomotive (S-6 0-6-0) 2 (22189321014).jpg 0-6-01920 builtPhotographed at Colorado Railroad Museum in 2007.
CO-23 Big Boy Union Pacific #4005 Union Pacific "Big Boy" No. 4005 (4 8 8 4) (26512531825).jpg Steam 4-8-8-4 Forney Transportation Museum, Denver, COOne of the few remaining examples of the world's largest steam locomotives, a 4-8-8-4 type, of which only 25 were ever built, and eight remain in museums
CO-24Forney Locomotive, F&CPV 108 Denver transport museum 008.JPG 0-4-4T1897 built Forney Transportation Museum, Denver, COA Forney locomotive with number 108.
CO-25another locomotive at Forney Transportation Museum Denver transport museum 161.JPG Forney Transportation Museum, Denver, CO
39°46′41″N104°58′14″W / 39.77795°N 104.97064°W / 39.77795; -104.97064 (Forney Transportation Museum (approx. location for 3 locomotives))
Photographed in 2012.
CO-26 Chicago & North Western Railway 444 Denver transport museum 155.JPG class R-1 4-6-0 (Alco 38526 of 1906) Forney Transportation Museum, Denver, COPhotographed at Forney as of summer 2012
CO-27 Colorado and Southern Railway #9 1949-RRfair+006 (3973751139).jpg 2-6-01884 built Georgetown Loop Railroad, Georgetown to Silver Plume, CO
39°41′42″N105°43′27″W / 39.69495°N 105.72413°W / 39.69495; -105.72413 (Georgetown Loop Railroad (approx. location of HQ, multiple locomotives associated))
Was preserved, used & damaged, now on static display. This engine was originally built as #72 for the Denver, South Park & Pacific RR.
CO-28CCVNGR Engine No. 1 Cripple Creek & Victor Narrow Gauge Railroad No 1 steam locomotive (0-4-4-0) 1 (22571300823).jpg Steam 0-4-4-0 T coal-fired1902 built Cripple Creek and Victor Narrow Gauge Railroad Operational. An Orenstein & Koppel articulated mallet built in 1902.
CO-29CCVNGR Engine No. 2 Cripple Creek and Victor N.G.R.R.jpg Steam 0-4-0T+T coal-fired1936 built Cripple Creek and Victor Narrow Gauge Railroad Operational. Henschel.
CO-30CCVNGR Engine No. 3 Cripple Creek & Victor Narrow Gauge Railroad - 3 steam locomotive (0-4-0) 1 (23200634925).jpg Steam 0-4-0 T built in 1927.1927 built Cripple Creek and Victor Narrow Gauge Railroad Operational. H. K. Porter tank.
CO-31CCVNGR Engine No. 4 Cripple Creek and Victor N.G.R.R. (74131353).jpg Steam 0-4-4-0 T 1947 built Cripple Creek and Victor Narrow Gauge Railroad Under long term overhaul. W. G. Bagnall.
CO-32 Rio Grande 463 D&RGW 463 in Chama, New Mexico.jpg Steam 2-8-2, narrow-gauge1903 built
1975 NRHP-listed
Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad, CO/NMOperational
CO-33C&TSRR No. 484 Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad excursion train headed by locomotive 484 in 2015.jpg Steam 2-8-2, narrow-gauge1925 built Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad, CO/NMOperational
CO-34C&TSRR No. 487 D&RG Engine 487 2016-07-12 687.jpg Steam 2-8-2, narrow-gauge1925 built Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad, CO/NMOperational
CO-35C&TSRR No. 488 ChamaSteamEngine488.JPG Steam 2-8-2, narrow-gauge1925 built Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad, CO/NMOperational
CO-36C&TSRR No. 489 Chama K-36-Steam-locomotive-489 2012-10-24.JPG Steam 2-8-2, narrow-gauge1925 built Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad, CO/NMOperational
CO-37C&TSRR No. 497 D and S 497 Leaving Durango June 1985xRP - Flickr - drewj1946.jpg Steam 2-8-2, K-37, narrow-gauge1902 built Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad, CO/NMOperational. Was restored to operating condition for the Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad in 1984 and was traded to the C&TSRR in late October 1991 in exchange for class K-36 locomotive 482. Locomotive 497 was later taken out of service in late 2002 and currently sits in storage in the Chama roundhouse awaiting an overhaul.
CO-38C&TSRR 489Steam 2-8-2, K-36, narrow-gauge1925 built Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad, CO/NMIn 2019 went down for Federal Railroad Administration-mandated inspection and replacement of smokebox. Also under conversion to burn oil instead of coal, with completion expected in 2021.
CO-40D&RGW No. 315 also operates on Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad DRGW 315 June 2007xx (34840771716).jpg C-18 2-8-0 "Consolidation" narrow-gauge1895 built Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad, CO/NMOwned by the Durango Railroad Historical Society, but on indefinite loan to the C&TSRR. [3] Restoration work on No. 315 was completed in August 2007, and it continues to operate on occasional special excursions on both the D&SNG and the C&TSRR.
CO-41D&RG Engine 494 or C&TSRR 494 D&RG Engine 494 2016-07-12 800.jpg 2-8-2, narrow-gauge1902 built Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad, CO/NMPhoto from 2016 labelled "D&RG Engine 494" but in Commons category for Cumbres and Toltec.
CO-42D&RG 495 or C&TSRR 494 Cumbres & Toltec Narrow Gauge train station, Antonito, Colorado.JPG 2-8-2, K-37, narrow-gauge1902 built Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad, CO/NM
CO-43a C&TSRR diesel locomotive Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad, CO/NM
CO-44another C&TSRR diesel locomotive Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad, CO/NM
CO-45D&RG 473 Durango and Silverton 5-14-2009 0006 N (3670247406).jpg Steam 2-8-2 K-28 1923 built D&SNG, Durango, COOperational. Converted from burning coal to burning oil in 2021.
CO-46D&RG 476 The Silverton at Durango 1969.JPG Steam 2-8-2 K-28 1923 built D&SNG, Durango, COOperational as of May 2022; converted to oil.
CO-47D&RG 478 Durango & Silverton No. 478, June 2017.jpg Steam 2-8-2 K-28 1923 built D&SNG, Durango, COOperational, but taken out of service in 2016; on display at the D&SNG Museum, awaiting a future overhaul.
CO-48D&RG 480 Train by the Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad.jpg Steam 2-8-2 K-36 1925 built D&SNG, Durango, COOperational. Restored in 1985, converted to oil in 2021.
CO-49D&RG 481 Colorado - Silverton 02.jpg Steam 2-8-2 K-36 1925 built D&SNG, Durango, COOperational. Was the first K-36 class to go to Silverton under its own power.
CO-50D&RGW 482 D&SNG 482 2006.jpg Steam 2-8-2 K-36 1925 built D&SNG, Durango, COOperational. Restored in 1992. Converted from a coal burner to an oil burner in 2021.
CO-51D&RGW 486 Back To The Future (42882112).jpeg Steam 2-8-2 K-36 1925 built by BLW D&SNG, Durango, COOperational. Restored in 2000.
CO-52D&RGW 493 Silverton K-37-Steam-locomotive-493 2012-10-25.JPG Steam 2-8-2 K-37 1928 built D&SNG, Durango, COOperational. Was on display in Silverton until moved to Durango in 2016 for restoration. Restored to operating condition in 2020. [4] Converted from burning coal to burning oil. [4]
CO-53D&RGW 498 498 lobatox - Flickr - drewj1946.jpg Steam 2-8-2 K-37 1930 built D&SNG, Durango, COStored in Durango, serving as a parts source for other locomotives. Tender was sent with K-37 class No. 499 when traded to the Royal Gorge Park in 1999.
CO-54No. 1 Durango and Silverton Railroad No. 1 "Hotshot", June 2009.jpg Diesel (B-B) 45-Ton (Center-Cab)1957 built D&SNG, Durango, COOperational. Nicknamed the "Hotshot".
CO-55No. 5Diesel (B-B) 45-Ton (Center-Cab)1960 built D&SNG, Durango, COStored in Durango.
CO-56No. 11 Durango and Silverton 5-14-2009 0017 N (3587315229).jpg Diesel (B-B) 98-Ton (Center-Cab)Unknown built date D&SNG, Durango, COOperational. Built at or for U.S. Steel using General Electric parts.
CO-57No. 101 Durango and Silverton NGRR May 2024-a1.jpg Diesel (C-C) DL-535E 1969 built D&SNG, Durango, COOperational. [note 1]
CO-58No. 103 White Pass and Yukon No. 103 cab closeup May 2013.jpg Diesel (C-C) DL-535E1969 built D&SNG, Durango, COOperational. [note 2]
CO-59No. 106 White Pass and Yukon No. 106 leading a passenger train - June 2007.jpg Diesel (C-C) DL-535E1969 built D&SNG, Durango, COOperational. [note 3]
CO-60No. 107 White Pass and Yukon Railroad No. 107 - July 2010 - 1.jpg Diesel (C-C) DL-535E1969 D&SNG, Durango, COOperational. [note 4]
CO-61No. 1201Diesel (B-B) MP2000NG2018–2020 D&SNG, Durango, COOperational. [note 5]
CO-62No. 1202Diesel (B-B) MP2000NG2018–2020 D&SNG, Durango, COOperational. [note 6]
CO-63No. 1203 Train Engine Number 1203 at Silver Plume - June 2013.jpg Diesel (C-C) 80-Ton1946 D&SNG, Durango, COOperational. [note 7]
CO-64PPCR No. 1 Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway SL1.jpg Cog steam 0-4-2T1890 built by BCWOn display at the Colorado Railroad Museum Originally built as the "John Hulbert", rebuilt as a Vauclain compound and numbered 1 in 1893.
CO-65PPCR No. 2 Manitou-Springs Baldwin-2 2012-10-21.JPG Cog steam 0-4-2T1890 by BCWOn display in Manitou Springs, Colorado Originally built as the "Manitou", renamed to "T.F. Richardson" at some point before 1898. Rebuilt as a Vauclain Compound and numbered #2 in 1893.
CO-66PPCR No. 3 Pike's Peak and Manitou Railway.jpg Cog steam 0-4-2T1890 built by BLWPPCR, Manitou Springs, COScrapped for parts. Originally built as "Pike's Peak", rebuilt as a Vauclain Compound and numbered #3 in 1893.
CO-67PPCR No. 4 (1st)Cog steam 0-4-2T1892 built by BLWWrecked August 31, 1896, scrappedThe smallest engine the railway owned, was known as the "little 4". First engine delivered as a Vauclain Compound, and its superiority over the previous 3 engines resulted in them being sent back to Baldwin to be rebuilt. Broke a side rod and ran away in August 1896.
CO-68No. 4 (2nd) P 20200723 135845 HDR.jpg Cog steam 0-4-2T1897 built by BLWOn display at the Grand Canyon Railway, Williams, AZ [5] Built to replaced wrecked #4. Built to the specifications of the original larger engines. #4 Was sent to the Colorado Railroad Museum after retirement in October 1968. It was then traded for #1 in November 1979.
CO-69No. 5 Number 5 at Bmoor.jpg Cog steam 0-4-2T1901 by BLWOn display at The Broadmoor, Colorado Springs, COFirst engine built with an automatic brake. Displayed at the Cog Railway Depot in Manitou for many years before being moved to the Broadmoor Hotel and put on display.
CO-70No. 8 Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway car -8 Feb 12, 2019 .jpg Cog diesel electric1939 by GE Sold to the Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs, CO First GE Unit delivered to the railway. It had 3 2 stroke General Motors 71 engines and internal Dynamic brakes. Was retired with the arrival of the Swiss units and robbed of parts to maintain other engines.
CO-71No. 9Cog diesel electric1946 by GEOn display at the Colorado Railroad Museum, Golden, COUnit 9 was powered by 2 Cummins NHS diesels as built. Later rebuilt to have twin Cummins 855 Diesels.
CO-72No. 10Cog diesel electric1950 by GE[Rebuilt as No. 22, so this row should be deleted if there is row for 22]Rebuilt as No. 22. Unit 10 was powered by 2 Cummins NHS diesels as built. The frame of this unit was the basis for snowplow 22.
CO-73No. 11 Manitou and Pike's Peak car -11 March 2018.jpg Cog diesel electric1950 by GESold to the Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs, CO Unit 11 was powered by 2 Cummins NHS diesels as built. Later rebuilt with Cummins 855 diesels.
CO-74No. 12Cog diesel electric1955 by Manitou and Pikes Peak railroad shopsRebuilt as No. 23 PPCR, Manitou Springs, COBuilt by the railroad shops, unit 12 was powered by 2 General Motors 110 diesels. Was built to the same body style as the GE built units. Rebuilt to Unit 23 in 1982.
CO-75Rio Grande Southern 42 (aka Denver & Rio Grande 420) RGS 42.jpg Denver & Rio Grande 409, 267, 404, 401, 274, 268, 280, etc. Salida, CO, 1890s. Denver Public Library collection.jpg Steam 2-8-0 1887 built D&SNG, Durango, COOn display in the Durango roundhouse.
CO-76Denver & Rio Grande 268 Denver & Rio Grande 260, 267 and 287, Class 60, C-16, Cimarron, Colorado, 1885. Colorado RR Museum collection.jpg Steam 2-8-0 1882 builtGunnison Pioneer Museum, Gunnison, ColoradoRestored to its appearance in the mid-20th-century.
Canadian Pacific 1246 Steamtown CP 1246 BrkwyMllsVT 10-24-81.JPG Railroad Museum of New England, Thomaston, Connecticut
FL-01 Florida East Coast Railway Locomotive No. 153 Gold-Coast-Railroad-Museum-1.jpg Steam 4-6-21922 built by ALC
1985 NRHP
Miami, FL
IL-01 New York Central and Hudson River Railroad No. 999 999 at Chicago Museum.jpg Steam 4-4-0 1893 built Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago, IllinoisSet world speed record of 112.5 miles per hour (181.1 km/h), claimed to be first over 100 miles per hour (160 km/h).
IN-01Milwaukee Road 1416 steam locomotive Railcars at Evansville Museum Transpo Center.jpeg 0-6-0 1908 Evansville Museum Transportation Center, Evansville, Indiana
37°57′52″N87°34′23″W / 37.96436°N 87.57298°W / 37.96436; -87.57298 (Milwaukee Road 1416 steam locomotive)
The locomotive is a 1908 Milwaukee Road I-5 switcher steam engine, believed to be the last of its kind, preserved under a shed roof. [6]
IN-02 New York Chicago and St. Louis Railroad Steam Locomotive No. 765 Nickel Plate Road 765 Steam Locomotive (51466852677).jpg 1944 built New Haven, IN
IA-01 Great Northern Railway Steam Locomotive No. 1355 Great Northern locomotive 1355 2.JPG 4-6-0 then 4-6-2 1909 built
1924 rebuilt
2004 NRHP
3400 Sioux River Rd., Sioux City, Iowa
42°31′45″N96°28′36″W / 42.52917°N 96.47667°W / 42.52917; -96.47667 (Great Northern Railway Steam Locomotive No. 1355)
KS-01 ATSF 3415 Abilene's Longhorn Cattle Drive.jpg 4-6-21919 built Abilene, Kansas In service on the Abiliene & Smokey Valley RR.
KY-01 L & N Steam Locomotive No. 152 Louisville & Nashville 152.jpg 1905 built
1974 NRHP
Kentucky Railway Museum, New Haven, Kentucky
37°39′25″N85°35′33″W / 37.65694°N 85.59250°W / 37.65694; -85.59250 (L & N Steam Locomotive No. 152)
KY-02 Nickel Plate Road Steam Locomotive No. 587 NKP 587 Coal Train 1988.jpg 1918 built
1985 NRHP
Ravenna, Kentucky
37°41′02.2″N83°51′21.3″W / 37.683944°N 83.855917°W / 37.683944; -83.855917 (Nickel Plate Road Steam Locomotive No. 587)
LA-01 Southern Pacific 745 Steamfest07Front745A.jpg Steam 2-8-2 Mk-51921 built
1998 NRHP
Louisiana Steam Train Association, Jefferson, LA Operational. Last surviving locomotive built in Louisiana. Asserted to be the only operating steam locomotive in Louisiana.
MD-01 Chesapeake and Ohio 1309 Western Maryland Scenic Railroad 1309 Helmstetter's Curve.jpg 2-6-6-2 1949 built Western Maryland Scenic Railroad Last-built of BLW's Class 1 mainline locomotives, it pulled coal trains. One of few articulated locomotive operating in the United States, on the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad.
MD-02 Western Maryland Railway Steam Locomotive No. 202 Western Maryland Railway Steam Locomotive No. 205.jpg 1984 NRHP Hagerstown, MD
MI-01 Pere Marquette Railway Locomotive No. 1223 Pere Marquette No. 1223 in Grand Haven, Michigan - July 2010.jpg 2000 NRHP Grand Haven, MI
MI-02 Nahma and Northern Railway Locomotive No. 5 Nahma MI Locomotive C.jpg 2005 NRHP Nahma Township, MI
MI-03 Pere Marquette Railway Steam Locomotive No. 1225 PM1225.jpg 2004 NRHP Owosso, MI
MN-01 Soo Line Locomotive 2719 Soo Line 2719 Steams from Duluth to Two Harbors, MN.jpg 4-6-2 "Pacific" type1923 built by ALCO
2003 NRHP
On static display, in Duluth, Minnesota Hauled the Soo Line's last steam-powered train, a June 21, 1959 round-trip excursion between Minneapolis, Minnesota and Ladysmith, Wisconsin. It was then displayed in Eau Claire, Wisconsin until 1996. Then based in Duluth, it was restored and operated in excursion service from 1998 until 2013 when its boiler certificate expired. Today, the locomotive remains on display in Duluth, Minnesota.
MO-01 Southern Pacific 4460 Southern Pacific 4460.jpg Steam 4-8-4 GS-6 1943 built by LLW Static display, National Museum of Transportation, St. Louis, Missouri nicknamed "Black Daylight" and "War Baby", and also known as the "Forgotten Daylight"
NE-01 Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Steam Locomotive No. 710 Chicago Burlington Quincy Locomotive 710 (5).JPG 1997 NRHP Lincoln, NE
NV-01 Virginia and Truckee Railway Locomotive No. 27 Locomotive 27.jpg 2004 NRHP Carson City, NV
NV-02 Nevada-California-Oregon Railway Locomotive House and Machine Shop 1983 NRHP Reno, NV
NV-03 Southern Pacific 8 Southern Pacific Railway No. 8 in Carson City, Nevada - February 1975.jpg 4-6-0 narrow-gauge1907 built by BLW Lillard Park, Sparks, Nevada
NJ-01 United States Army Steam Locomotive No. 4039 UNITED STATES ARMY STEAM LOCOMOTIOVE NO. 4039, HAN OVER TWP, MORRIS COUNTY.jpg 2002 NRHP Hanover Township, NJ
NJ-02 New York, Susquehanna & Western Railroad ALCO Type S-2 Locomotive No. 206 NYSW ALCO Type S-2.jpg 2009 NRHP Maywood, NJ
NM-01 ATSF Locomotive No. 2926 SF2926.jpg 1944 built
2007 NRHP
Albuquerque, NM
NM-02 D&RGW 463 D&RGW 463 in Chama, New Mexico.jpg 2-8-2 1903 built
1975 NRHP
Chama
36°54′10.4″N106°34′40.7″W / 36.902889°N 106.577972°W / 36.902889; -106.577972 (D&RGW 223)
Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad
NC-01 East Tennessee & Western North Carolina Railroad Locomotive No. 12 Pride of the Blue Ridge.jpg 1917 built by BLW
1992 NRHP-listed
Blowing Rock, North Carolina
Canadian Pacific 1278 Steam locomotive at the Age of Steam Roundhouse April 2022 6.jpg Age of Steam Roundhouse, Sugarcreek, Ohio
Canadian Pacific 1293 Steam locomotive at the Age of Steam Roundhouse April 2022 3.jpg Age of Steam Roundhouse, Sugarcreek, Ohio
OR-01 McCloud River Railway No. 25 McCloud River Railroad 25, a 1925 STEAM LOCOMOTIVE, in July 2013.jpg
OR-02 Southern Pacific 4449 SP 4449 front.jpg Steam 4-8-4 GS-4 Oregon Rail Heritage Center, Portland, Oregon Operational.
PA-01 Pennsylvania Railroad GG1 Streamlined Electric Locomotive No. 4859 PRR 4859 in Harrisburg.jpg 2004 NRHP Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
PA-02 Consolidation Freight Locomotive No. 1187 Pennsylvania Railroad - 1187 steam locomotive (Consolidation-type 2-8-0 engine) 2 (27706433841).jpg 1979 NRHP Strasburg, PA
PA-03 Consolidation Freight Locomotive No. 2846 RR79.40.9 No. 2846 Front Side.JPG 1979 NRHP Strasburg, PA
PA-04 Consolidation Freight Locomotive No. 7688 Pennsylvania - 7688 steam locomotive (H10s 2-8-0) & tender 1 (26845429020).jpg 1979 NRHP Strasburg, PA
PA-05 DDI Electric Locomotive No. 36 RRMOP 3936.JPG 1979 NRHP Strasburg, PA
PA-06 Electric Locomotive No. 4859 PRR 4859 in Harrisburg.jpg Electric1937 built Strasburg, PA
PA-07 Freight Locomotive No. 5741 Pennsylvania Railroad - 5741 steam locomotive (G5s 4-6-0) 1 (27107944596).jpg 1979 NRHP Strasburg, PA
PA-08 Locomotive No. 6755 RRMOP 6755.JPG 2001 NRHP Strasburg, PA
PA-09 Mikado Freight Locomotive No. 520 Pennsylvania Railroad - 520 steam locomotive (L1s 2-8-2) & tender 1 (27150339445).jpg 1979 NRHP Strasburg, PA
PA-10 Passenger Locomotive No. 1223 RRMOP 1223.JPG 1979 NRHP Strasburg, PA
PA-11 Passenger Locomotive No. 1737 PRR 3750 4.JPG 1979 NRHP Strasburg, PA
PA-12 Passenger Locomotive No. 7002 Pennsylvania Railroad - 7002 steam locomotive (Atlantic-type E2a 4-4-2 engine) 3 (27167741494).jpg 1979 NRHP Strasburg, PA
PA- Canadian Pacific 2317 Canadian Pacific 2317 July 2023.jpg Static display, Steamtown National Historic Site, Pennsylvania
SC-01Hampton & Branchville 44 Steam Locomotive (141419527).jpeg 4-6-0 ten wheeler steam locomotive1927 built South Carolina Railroad Museum, South Carolina
34°20′25″N81°04′46″W / 34.34034°N 81.07946°W / 34.34034; -81.07946 (Hampton & Branchville 44) [7]
[8] [9]
OR-01 Polson Logging Co. 2 Tillamook Air Museum in Tillamook, Oregon 34.jpg 2-8-2 Mikado Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad A locomotive of Polson Logging Company or Polson Logging Co., preserved.
TN-01 Wilmington and Western 58 Wilmington & Western Railroad No. 58 - September 2020.jpg 1907 built [10] Wilmington and Western / Wilmington & Western RR [10]
TN-02Cherokee Brick & Tile 1 Cowan-Porter-locomotive-Columbia-wheels-tn1.jpg 2-4-2 1920 built [11] Cowan Railroad Museum, Cowan, Tennessee
TN-03 Mikado Locomotive No. 4501 SOU4501.jpg 1979 NRHP Chattanooga, Tennessee
TX-01 Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company Depot and Locomotive No. 5000 Madam Queen.jpg Amarillo, Texas
TX-02 EP&SW 1 Railroad and Transportation Museum, El Paso (28319850304).jpg Steam 4-4-01857 builtStatic display, Railroad and Transportation Museum of El Paso, El Paso, Texas Wood-burning. Only surviving locomotive of Breese, Kneeland, and Company of New Jersey
TX-03 Texas & Pacific Steam Locomotive No. 610 Texas and Pacific Locomotive.jpg 1977 NRHP Fort Worth, Texas
TX-04No. 771 Grapevine Vintage Railroad - Southern Pacific No. 771 - August 2014.jpg Steam 2-8-2 Mk-5Static display, Grapevine Vintage Railroad, Grapevine, Texas[Not mentioned by this name at Grapevine Vintage Railroad, may be 2199 or another, per List of preserved Southern Pacific Railroad rolling stock.]
TX-05 Grapevine Vintage Railroad 2199 ("Vinny") Grapevine Vintage Railroad No. 2199 'Vinny' pulling an excursion train - July 2011.jpg Diesel EMD GP7u 1953 builtOperational, Grapevine Vintage Railroad, Grapevine, TexasOriginally owned by the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad, it was purchased by the Grapevine Vintage Railroad in 2005. Vinny is the most used locomotive on the line while 2248 is down for repair.
TX-06 Grapevine Vintage Railroad 2248 ("Puffy") Grapevine Vintage Railroad - panoramio.jpg 1896 built by Cooke Locomotive Works Grapevine Vintage Railroad, Grapevine, TexasOriginally owned by the Southern Pacific Railroad for mixed passenger and freight use in California. Later in its life, it was converted into a fire train, and eventually ended up as a ceremonial engine in a private collection. Although at one point Walt Disney was eyeing it for a project that never came to be, it ended up in the hands of the Texas State Railroad in 1976. In 1990, #2248 was purchased by the FWWR and restored to operational condition in 1991. Since early 2016, the 2248 has been out of service. Grapevine expects to see the locomotive return to steam by 2023.
TX-07 Southern Pacific 786 Steam 2-8-2 Mk-51916 built by Brooks Locomotive Works Undergoing restoration, Austin Steam Train Association, Austin, Texas
TX-08 Southern Pacific 794 Southern Pacific 794 at Sunset Station.jpg Steam 2-8-2 Mk-5Static display, Sunset Station, San Antonio, Texas
UT-01Texas and New Orleans 146Steam 0-6-0 S-13 Ogden, Utah Of the T&NO, per Per List of preserved Southern Pacific Railroad rolling stock
UT-02 Grant Steam Locomotive No. 223 (or D&RGW 223) Grant Steam Locomotive 223.jpeg D&RG 223, Class 60, C-16, Cimarron, CO, ca. 1900. Friends of C&TS collection.jpg 2-8-0 1881 built
1979 NRHP
Salt Lake City, UT or Ogden
41°13′19.9″N111°58′47.6″W / 41.222194°N 111.979889°W / 41.222194; -111.979889 (D&RGW 223)
Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad
VA-01 Richmond Locomotive and Machine Works 2007 NRHP Richmond, Virginia
VT-01Phenix Marble Company 1 see this pic Passumpsic Railroad, Passumpsic, Vermont [12] A locomotive of Phenix Marble Company, preserved. [13]
VT-02Lowville and Beaver River Railroad 8 [14] Shay1918 built Shay locomotive [14] Steamtown USA, Vermont (see here)A locomotive of the Lowville and Beaver River Railroad, preserved. YouTube "Lowville and Beaver River Shay #8 at Steamtown"
WA-01Hillcrest Lumber Company 10 Hillcrest Lumber Co. No. 10 - September 2017.jpg 3-truck Climax1928 Mt. Rainier Scenic Railroad, Washington Climax Locomotive Works
WA-02 Simpson Logging Company Locomotive No. 7 Simpson Logging Locomotive No 7.JPG Shay locomotive 1924 built
2004 NRHP
Shelton, Washington
WI-01 Steam Locomotive No. 1385 CNW 1385 during restoration.jpg 4-6-0 1907 built
2000 NRHP
North Freedom, Wisconsin
43°27′31″N89°52′29″W / 43.45861°N 89.87472°W / 43.45861; -89.87472 (C&NW 1385)
WV-01 Chesapeake and Ohio 1308 C&O 1308.jpg 2-6-6-2 1949 built by BLW
2003 NRHP
1401 Memorial Blvd, Huntington, West Virginia
38°24′18.5″N82°28′38″W / 38.405139°N 82.47722°W / 38.405139; -82.47722 (Chesapeake and Ohio 1308)
One of the last Class 1 mainline locomotives built by Baldwin Locomotive Works, closing out more than 100 years of production, a total of more than 70,000 locomotives. [Was in WV, but may now be in MD.]
WV-02 Elk River Coal and Lumber Company No. 10 Elk River C&L Co 10 Loco Huntington WV.jpg 2-8-2 1924 built
2006 NRHP
Huntington, West Virginia
38°25′25.1″N82°26′27.1″W / 38.423639°N 82.440861°W / 38.423639; -82.440861 (Elk River Coal and Lumber Company No. 10)
Elk River Coal and Lumber Company
WV-03 Chesapeake and Ohio 2755 Chief Logan State Park - C&O 2755.jpg 2-8-4 1947-built Chief Logan State Park, Logan County, West Virginia
37°53′34″N82°0′34″W / 37.89278°N 82.00944°W / 37.89278; -82.00944 (Chesapeake and Ohio 2755)
Built by Lima Locomotive Works; pulled coal trains until 1956.
Unk-99 DV&S 50 GE 45-ton switcher 1954 built
2001 NRHP
Location unknown Delta Valley and Southern Railway

Others at museums and heritage railways

There are many preserved locomotives in the United States which are not individually listed above. Numerous ones are preserved at railway museums and heritage railways, [note 8] These include:

California

Colorado

Pennsylvania

Washington

See also

Notes

  1. Recently acquired from the White Pass and Yukon Route (WP&Y) in April 2020. Arrived in Durango in late September 2020.
  2. Recently acquired from the White Pass and Yukon Route in May 2021. Arrived in Durango in September 2021.
  3. Recently acquired from the White Pass and Yukon Route in May 2021. Arrived in Durango in September 2021.
  4. Recently acquired from the White Pass and Yukon Route (WP&Y) in April 2020. Arrived in Durango in late August 2020.
  5. Acquired from Motive Power and Equipment Solutions (MP&ES) in 2018 in response to the 416 Fire. Arrived in Durango in early November 2020. Rebuilt from an ex-Tri-Rail F40PHL-2. Originally announced to have the number 550, in reference to the highway linking Durango and Silverton.
  6. Acquired from Motive Power and Equipment Solutions (MP&ES) in 2018 in response to the 416 Fire. Arrived in Durango in late October 2020. Rebuilt from an ex-Tri-Rail F40PHL-2. Originally announced to have the number 416, in recognition of the extraordinary effort that was undertaken by firefighters to fight the 416 Fire.
  7. Acquired from the Georgetown Loop Railroad in 2017 in trade for GE 92-ton center cab diesel No. 9.
  8. See Category:Railroad museums in the United States and Category:Heritage railroads in the United States.
  9. DSNG has 19 per Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad#D&SNG engines vs. 19 tabulated above

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad</span> Heritage railroad in Colorado, US

The Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad, often abbreviated as the D&SNG, is a 3 ft (914 mm) narrow-gauge heritage railroad that operates on 45.2 mi (72.7 km) of track between Durango and Silverton, in the U.S. state of Colorado. The railway is a federally-designated National Historic Landmark and was also designated by the American Society of Civil Engineers as a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark in 1968.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mount Rainier Railroad and Logging Museum</span> Heritage railroad in Washington, U.S.

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The 416 and Burro Fire Complex were two wildfires that burned in the southwestern portion of Colorado in the United States in 2018. The fires burned predominantly within San Juan National Forest, 13 miles north of Durango and 14 miles south of Rico. The 416 Fire started on June 1, 2018, and the Burro Fire followed on June 8. Federal officials allege that embers emitted from a coal-burning steam locomotive used by the historic Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad started the blaze, and have filed a lawsuit against the railroad seeking recoupment of $25 million in firefighting costs, penalties and legal expenses. The fires burned a combined total of over 57,000 acres (23,067 ha) and have cost more than $43 million to contain. On March 31, 2022, the Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad reached settlements in two lawsuits stemming from its role in starting the 416 fire: one settlement with federal authorities in which the railroad would pay $20 million to the federal government and institute a fire mitigation program for its operations. In the second settlement, the railroad agreed to pay an undisclosed amount to home and business owners impacted by the fire and subsequent floods during the summer monsoon season that followed in the wake of the 416 fire.

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